Hamm

[pixie_bex]

Nigey come to Hamm im going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROADTRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CBR1100XX]

PM sent Tarantula Barn :wink:

[CBR1100XX]

well I am going to Hamm

[bloodxonxyourxhands]

someone pay for me to come ?

might go later in the year..... deffo can't afford to go now

[Dan]

Originally Posted by tarantulabarn

No where mear as good, a lot smaller but still worth the trip

I don't know if that's fair but i guess it depends what you want.

It is smaller, and there are less people but it is MUCH comfier and doesn't smell as bad (7000 people with BO at Hamm aint a nice smell). I have also found more unusual stuff at Houten with better prices.

I actually enjoy Houten more because you can move and see the tables plus you get to talk to the people their on a more personal basis rather than the cattle feel you get at Hamm.

Out of the two i definately prefer Houten.

[cornmorphs]

thanks dan lol, well thats confussed me..
just to make it worse, there were 15000 people at hamm in september

[CBR1100XX]

So is Hamm a place where I need to know what I want and when I see it buy it?

None of this looking around for a better price, go back later jobs.

[tarantulabarn]

I do houten, nimejen nimeagen and hamm and out of all of them Hamm is the best for me, plent of reptiles amphibs tarantulas phasmids substrates etc stc, i have found the metherland shows too expensive and not enough veriety, if you were just after tarantulas then stuttgart is the best show, Hamm is packed all day but all the sellers will do you a deal . Its down to personal preference really

[Dan]

Sorry, my intention wasn't to confuse people

There is no doubt at all that Hamm offers a wider range on the whole as there are so many people selling. I just find that many people are offering the same species and that the animals which should be cheaper are more expensive and the animals you expect to be expensive are cheaper.

I just prefer to be less crowded which is what i get at Houten and because my main focus is snakes it would seem obvious that the home of "snake day" is the better place for me.

When it comes to shopping around you are taking a risk. Yes the best offers are to be had at the end of the day but none of the best stuff stays around that long. Much of the best quality deals are done before the doors are even opened so you have to take what you can get when you can get it.

[cornmorphs]

too right the prices are to be watched.
but i know the prices i am looking for, so thats cool.. i guess some people wont do.